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Question
Why angiosperm anthers are called dithecous?
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Solution
Typical angiosperm anther is broad, terminal and bilobed. Each lobe of the anther has two pollen sacs which fuse (at maturity) to form a single chamber called the thecus, so it is called dithecous.
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